管 Kanji – pipe
The Japanese kanji 管 can mean pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk, control, jurisdiction.
Meaning and Readings
How is 管 read?
管 has the onyomi reading カン and the kunyomi reading くだ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kan, kuda.
Common Japanese Words Using 管
These common Japanese words contain 管. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 只管（ひたすら） — intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart
- ブラウン管（ブラウンかん） — cathode-ray tube, CRT, Braun tube
- 移管（いかん） — transfer of control
- 管轄（かんかつ） — jurisdiction, control
- 管区（かんく） — jurisdiction
- 管弦楽（かんげんがく） — orchestral music
- 管弦楽団（かんげんがくだん） — orchestra
- 管制（かんせい） — control (by the state), controlling, coordination
- 管制塔（かんせいとう） — control tower
- 管内（かんない） — within the jurisdiction (of), one's jurisdiction